Friday 30 August 2024 A weekly round-up of the latest news and information about courts and tribunals | | Our sites continue to open their doors to the public over the coming months. Court visitors will have the opportunity to tour courtrooms, visit prison cells, observe mock trials, speak with our justice partners, see police dogs and more. Information on our upcoming open days can be found on our HMCTS events page, with more detail on the next two below. | | Lewes Combined Court is hosting an open day on Saturday 14 September, from 10am to 2:30pm. You can join them to tour the historic court building and learn more about how the justice system works. Visitors will have the chance to engage with the High Sheriff of East Sussex during Q&A sessions, observe mock trials, visit the court cells and much more. | | Ipswich Magistratesâ Court is also opening its doors to visitors for the first time in 20 years on Saturday 14 September from 11am to 3:30pm. You can visit to see behind the scenes of justice and learn about the process behind working in court. Members of the public will have the opportunity to tour a prison van, visit the court cells, observe mock trials, speak with our justice partners and lots more. | | From Tuesday 3 September 2024, weâre updating MyHMCTS so that you can track the progress of applications that are made using a paper form more easily. Paper applications, which are currently sent to our Harlow registry, will be scanned on to MyHMCTS and you will be emailed a 16 digit number known as your case ID. To access paper applications you can select the notice of change option on your MyHMCTS dashboard and enter the 16 digit case ID and the surname of the deceased. Youâll then be able to track the progress of the application as normal. More guidance on making probate applications using MyHMCTS is available on GOV.UK. | | What did you think of this email? | | |